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- 28 Sep 2020 23:04
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: NEW: Tacoma 1924-2020
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6357
Re: NEW: Tacoma 1924-2020
Some might find it interesting that manual registers were still being used as late as the end of 1990, mostly DTS but a few Sweda stores as well. Southern California was still using Sweda registers at the time of the merger with Vons, also. They were mostly at low volume stores that had not been re...
- 27 Sep 2020 21:31
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: NEW: Tacoma 1924-2020
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6357
Re: NEW: Tacoma 1924-2020
The 1980s were a challenging period for retailers, the economy was soft, interest rates high, and a host of new big box grocery discounters (Big Bear, Top Foods, Food 4 Less, Stock Market) were giving legacy grocers grief. Safeway opened many smaller footprint stores with few amenities including ma...
- 22 Sep 2020 21:37
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: What grocery shopping was like the year you were born...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4898
What grocery shopping was like the year you were born...
I stumbled upon this article that might be of interest on this site:
https://www.kake.com/story/42181439/wha ... -were-born
The entry for 1987 entry is credited to groceteria :)
https://www.kake.com/story/42181439/wha ... -were-born
The entry for 1987 entry is credited to groceteria :)
- 09 Sep 2020 17:13
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Mayfair grocery in Bakersfield
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2154
Re: Mayfair grocery in Bakersfield
According to the location page for Bakersfield , there were no fewer than 8 Mayfair stores operating there as of 1965. I'm less sure about the history of their service operations; maybe someone else can chime in here. These photos of a 1960s Los Angeles store clearly show a full-service bakery, so ...
- 09 Aug 2020 23:30
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Unintentional interface change
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5813
Re: Unintentional interface change
Well at least everything seems to be functioning properly. It lust looks different.
- 07 Aug 2020 23:03
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Mayfair grocery in Bakersfield
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2154
Re: Mayfair grocery in Bakersfield
I am writing a book and am looking to verify if there was a Mayfield grocery in Bakersfield in the mid-1960's. Also, did the Mayfield chain have bakeries for custom cakes at that time? I want my book to be as accurate as possible. Carolinewrites Your subject says Mayfair but your text says Mayfield...
- 10 Jul 2020 23:06
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: UPC codes & grocery scanning
- Replies: 100
- Views: 114856
Re: UPC codes & grocery scanning
The older registers were marked "Data Terminal Systems" but the newer ones, or the ones with replacement parts around the display were marked "National Semiconductor Datachecker/DTS". In High School I worked at Mayfair Markets in San Diego and they had just converted to electron...
- 01 Jun 2020 21:50
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Shopping Bag Food Stores In Southern California
- Replies: 60
- Views: 65565
Re: Shopping Bag Food Stores In Southern California
Looking at the historical aerial, it will be where the current Smart and Final is on Ramona and Valley. The building was remodeled and an autozone added to the south of the old building. It would be unrecognizable today. That makes sense. It matches up with the curve of the street. The original pho...
- 02 May 2020 21:42
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Stone Way Safeway 1951 - 1993
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5335
Re: Stone Way Safeway 1951 - 1993
The store sounds cool but 89 cents a pound for cube steak in 1961 seems really high. At least some things at Safeway are still the same lol :)
- 21 Apr 2020 19:55
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Former 1954 Safeway San Francisco - 3132 Clement St.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1502
Re: Former 1954 Safeway San Francisco - 3132 Clement St.
I also found a photo of this now-demolished Safeway in The San Francisco Examiner archives, from April 1989. A new six-story building housing Safeway and apartments above was being proposed. Love that embedded circle 'S': <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49244042/safeway-3132-clement-s...
- 20 Apr 2020 20:55
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Food Fair in Southern California
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1302
Re: Food Fair in Southern California
Here's the Wiki for the company. I don't know how accurate it is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Fair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Fair
- 09 Apr 2020 16:39
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: New location list: San Mateo County
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15848
Re: New location list: San Mateo County
The Tower Market is a Molly Stone's now, but still has the Tower sign:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7451485 ... 312!8i6656
- 09 Apr 2020 16:31
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: New location list: San Mateo County
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15848
Re: New location list: San Mateo County
12:29 Mayfair Market (unknown location) I think the Mayfair is in San Francisco: https://www.google.com/maps/place/355+Ocean+Ave,+San+Francisco,+CA+94112/@37.7227931,-122.4449006,3a,75y,105.59h,86.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_X0PC2etoWX_zNlMTZNadw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f7e819f8c4f57:0xa61fc...
- 01 Apr 2020 20:22
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: New location list: San Diego, 1925-1980
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7435
Re: New location list: San Diego, 1925-1980
The Linda Vista Plaza/Linda Vista Road supermarkets in San Diego's Linda Vista neighborhood have especially interesting histories. The Linda Vista neighborhood was built very quickly just before and during World War II under federal government contracts as defense housing. See: https://lindavista.o...
- 17 Mar 2020 21:13
- Forum: History: Outside the USA and Canada
- Topic: Safeway Europe and Australia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28075
Re: Safeway Europe and Australia
Is there a good reason why Safeway's UK division skipped France, Belgium, and Netherlands, and went straight to West Germany for expansion? Safeway's U.S. divisions tended to be centered around major areas and then slowly diffused out to counties beyond the "core city". I don't know your ...